@cursebroken / continued from HERE.
“ morbid curiosity, ” tony agrees mildly, gaze tracking the movement of her fork, taking note of how swiftly it goes from absent and thoughtless to what he would call violent. once upon a time ( read : two or three years ago ), he wouldn’t have been interested in small talk, nor in looking into her past. probably would have tried to sleep with her at least once before getting her to do the job for him, but that desire is gone, with pepper in the picture now.
honey hues remain on her fork as she speaks, glancing up at her only when she ceases to talk. probably looks rude on his part, in hindsight. too late to rectify that now. he’s been ruder. “ you’re right, i have already done my research on you. or rather, pepper has. ” her question earns her the flash of a blinding smile, if only the one he always uses when it comes to the public, nothing genuine about it. “ miss swan, this was never intended to be an interrogation -- just a business meeting, right? go ahead and ask whatever you want. ”















